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What is a blackout and how are they determined?

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What is a blackout and how are they determined?

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A blackout is when a certain game cannot be shown to a certain area. Blackouts are created to protect the team rights in it’s television territory. Blackouts are not based on stadium sellouts, or television coverage vs. no television coverage, or home vs. road games. Also during specific days/times certain national MLB rights holders have exclusive television rights for distributing MLB games. ESPN has an exclusive national broadcast window for all MLB games that start after 5:00pm ET on Sunday nights. The FOX Television Network has an exclusive national broadcast window for all MLB games on certain Saturdays up until 7:00pm ET. No games are available on the MLB EXTRA INNINGS package during these exclusive national broadcast windows.